A paralegal experienced in employment discrimi nation law was hired by an attorney to develop a practice requiring appearances before both the state discrimination agency and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The paralegal had previously advocated for clients before this state agency as permitted by state law. The attorney had no experience with employment discrimination cases.

The attorney’s clients were charged contingency fees, with the attorney receiving two-thirds of the fees and the paralegal one-third. The paralegal solicited cli ents and handled their cases without supervision, to the extent of having more than forty cases pending before the state agency. The paralegal also removed cases from the agencies and refiled them in the courts using the attorney’s name and bar license without seeking the attorney’s approval for doing so. Using the material in the chapter, what ethical violations did the paralegal commit? Did the attorney violate any ethical duties?